The sections shall be ordered in the specified sequence. Additional sections may be included at the end. If some or all of the content of a section is in another document, then a reference to that material may be listed in place of the corresponding content. The referenced material must be attached to the test case specification or available to users of the case specification.Since a test case may be referenced by several test design specifications used by different groups over a long time period, enough specific information must be included in the test case specification to permit reuse.Details on the content of each section are contained in the following subclauses.

1.3 Input specificationsSpecify each input required to execute the test case. Some of the inputs will be specified by value (with tolerances where appropriate), while others, such as constant tables or transaction Files, will be specified by name. Identify all appropriate databases, Files, terminal messages, memory resident areas, and values passed by the operating system.Specify all required relationships between inputs (e.g., timing).

1.4 Output specificationsSpecify all of the outputs and features (e.g., response time) required of the test items. Provide the exact value (with tolerances where appropriate) for each required output or feature.

1.5 Environmental needs

1.5.1 HardwareSpecify the characteristics and configurations of the hardware required to execute this test case (e.g., 132 character  24 line CRT).

1.5.2 SoftwareSpecify the system and application software required to execute this test case. This may include system software such as operating systems, compilers, simulators, and test tools. In addition, the test item may interact with application software.

1.5.3 OtherSpecify any other requirements such as unique facility needs or specially trained personnel.

1.6 Special procedural requirementsDescribe any special constraints on the test procedures that execute this test case. These constraints may involve special set up, operator intervention, output determination procedures, and special wrap up.1.7 Intercase dependenciesList the identifiers of test cases that must be executed prior to this test case. Summarize the nature of the dependencies.